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Entering his 11th season kicking in the Arena Football League, Mark Lewis does not have to factor in weather conditions when attempting an extra point. The degree of difficulty is hard enough without the Lyman graduate consulting Doppler radar. “You’re not dealing with the wind, rain or anything like that, but it’s pretty tough dealing with the skinny uprights,’’ said Lewis, who plays for the Orlando Predators. While the NFL ponders the ease of the extra point, the Arena Football League does not have that problem. The AFL’s uprights are nine feet apart, about half as wide as the NFL’s 18-foot, 6-inch standard, and its crossbar, at 15 feet, is...

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Entering his 11th season kicking in the Arena Football League, Mark Lewis does not have to factor in weather conditions when attempting an extra point.
The degree of difficulty is hard enough without the Lyman graduate consulting Doppler radar.
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